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Kaminski, John P.; Saladino, Gaspare J.; Leffler, Richard; Schoenleber, Charles H. (ed.) / Commentaries on the Constitution, public and private. Volume 6: 10 May to 13 September 1788
18 (1995)
[Cover], pp. [unnumbered]-[ii]
THE DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OF THE RATIFICATION OF THE CONSTITUTION Volume XVIII Commentaries on the C-onstitution iblicani Private oDile 6 OHN P. KAmINSKI ,1- io sociate Editor GASPARE J. SALADINO Associate Editor a more perfed Union, eftablifi JuR A7-anquility, provide for the comm te the General Welfare, and. fccui ves and our Poflerity. do c At of a Senate and Houfe of Reprefentativ ed. Y.. Lie ioie of Reprefentatives thall be compofed of m- the people of the feveral ftates, and the cleors in each flate ". for eletors of the moft numerous branch of the (tate legiflature. perfon thall be a reprefenrative who thall not have attained tothe ageof twentV-fiveyears, even years a citizen of the United States, and who thall not, when eketed, be an inhabb flate in which he (hall be crofen. refentatives and dired taxes thall be apportioned among the feveral flates which may be I within this Union,according to their refpedive numbers, which fhallbe determined byz the whole number of free perfons, including thofe bound to fervice for a term of ye d excluding Indians not taxed, three-fifths of all other perfons. The aaual enumeration made within three years after the firft meeting of the Congrefs of the United States, and w cry fab(eqdent term of ten yetrs, in fuch tanner as they (hall by law dired. The numbe prefentatives Ball not exceed one for every thirty thoufand, but each ftate (hall have at leafi MrIetative; and until fuch enumeration thall be made,the (late of New-Hamofhire (hall be
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